MDA's 2026-09-16 announcement supports late-year target; it does not verify the inherited rocket assignment. | 2026-10-31: September 16, 2026 release targets CHORUS later in 2026; no day. | 2026-10-31 follow-up: [R16] CHORUS later-2026 target retained; no specific launch day. | 2026-11-09 field review: Filled Customer=MDA Space; Payload=CHORUS radar satellites; Mission type=earth_observation; Crewed=no. Named mission attributes reviewed; timing, launch status and outcome were not changed in this field-completion pass. Sources: R16. Mission type is mapped from the described purpose; planetary/lunar orbit codes describe destination, not initial injection. Crewed=no is derived for robotic payloads unless explicitly stated; crewed=yes follows stated astronaut missions.
